Pediatric dentistry is a specialty of dentistry that provides preventive and therapeutic oral health care for children from inception to adolescence, including those with special care needs. It also involves management of orofacial conditions related to systemic diseases and developmental disabilities.
The Pakistan Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (PAPD) is an organization of those individuals whose primary interest is in clinical practice, education and research related to Pediatric Dentistry. Its purpose is advancement in all the above stated aspects of the specialty, with ultimate goal of better oral health of all children.
Pakistan Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (PAPD) includes, provision of optimal oral health care to the Nation’s children, through achieving a deserved status for the specialty of pediatric dentistry. To become an organized and official voice representing the interests of our children’s oral/dental health and their oral care providers.